Health care

Published
November 7, 2013

Auditor casts long shadow over health care spending

HMS Holdings profits from finding Medicaid and Medicare errors and fraud in 40 states, including Maine.
Published
November 7, 2013

Controversial MaineCare audits to also target hospitals

Health care providers may face heavy fines for small errors like the $800,000 in fines levied on dentists.
Published
November 6, 2013

Health law clock is ticking for sickest patients

Hundreds of thousands of people across the country with pre-existing chronic conditions such as cancer, heart failure or kidney disease who are covered through high risk-insurance pools will see their coverage dissolve by year’s end.
Published
November 6, 2013

Sebelius pressed on flaws, costs, security

Despite the well-chronicled woes of the Obamacare rollout, the HHS secretary said it has improved dramatically.
Published
November 6, 2013

MaineCare dentists say minor clerical errors draw massive fines

Some clinics face more than $200,000 in penalties under a new audit system that threatens to wipe out services for kids.

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Published
November 3, 2013

Canceled policies: The other health-care glitch

Millions of people are learning that their policies don’t meet Affordable Care Act requirements.
Published
November 2, 2013

Outages slow health care website overhaul

Officials expect to have it humming along by the end of the month.
Published
November 2, 2013

Appeals court sides with challenge to Obamacare birth control mandate

Two business owners say providing contraceptive coverage would force them to violate their Roman Catholic beliefs and moral values.
Published
November 1, 2013

Six people enrolled on healthcare.gov launch day

But the newly released documents 'do not include accurate statistics,' official says.
Published
October 31, 2013

Michaud, veterans groups push bill to fully fund benefits programs

The recent government shutdown highlighted a disparity in how VA programs are funded by Congress.